Dell PowerEdge R630

Dell's 13th-generation two-socket 1U rack server (Xeon E5-2600 v3/v4, 24 DDR4 DIMMs, up to 3 PCIe 3.0 slots) with 8 × 2.5", 10 × 2.5" (up to 4 NVMe) or 24 × 1.8" SSD front storage. Built for dense virtualization, large business applications and transactional databases.

Memory

Slots: 24 DDR4 DIMM sockets (12 per CPU, 4 channels × 3 DIMMs)
DIMMs: RDIMM 4/8 GB single rank, 8/16/32 GB dual rank; LRDIMM 64 GB quad rank (2015 guide: 4–32 GB, 32 GB LRDIMM; 2017 configurator: 4–32 GB RDIMM at 2400 MT/s)
Speed: RDIMM: 2400/2133/1866 MT/s at 1–2 DIMMs per channel, 1866 MT/s at 3 DPC; LRDIMM: 2400/2133/1866 at 1–2 DPC, 2133/1866 at 3 DPC; capped by the CPU's maximum
Max: 1.5 TB (24 × 64 GB LRDIMM at 2133 MT/s; 16 × 64 GB at 2400 MT/s); 768 GB with one CPU; RDIMM max 768 GB (24 × 32 GB)
Min: 4 GB with one CPU; 8 GB with two (one DIMM per CPU)
Rules: No RDIMM/LRDIMM mixing; at most two DIMM capacities per system (largest first); populate white, then black, then green sockets
RAS: Advanced ECC, SDDC, rank sparing, intra-socket mirroring, demand and patrol scrubbing, address parity, thermal throttling

Storage

Chassis options: 8 × 2.5" SAS/SATA/NL-SAS HDD or SSD (2- or 3-slot rear); 10 × 2.5" SAS/SATA with up to 4 NVMe Express Flash PCIe SSDs (6 + 4); 24 × 1.8" SATA SSD (1 or 2 RAID controllers). Fixed at purchase
Max capacity (2016): 24 × 1.8": 23 TB (0.96 TB SSDs); 10 × 2.5": 18 TB; 8 × 2.5": 14 TB (1.8 TB SAS HDDs)
Internal RAID: Mini PERC in a dedicated slot: PERC H330, H730 (1 GB cache), H730P (2 GB cache); PERC S130 software RAID (SATA, 8-drive chassis only, Windows only)
Second controller: 24-drive chassis can be zoned to a second controller; the second RAID controller must be an H730P low-profile adapter, and then both must be H730P
External: PERC H830 (8-port 12 Gb/s SAS, 2 GB cache); 12 Gb/s SAS HBA (non-RAID)
Boot / flash: Internal Dual SD Module (mirrored); vFlash SD with iDRAC8 Enterprise (front slot on 8-drive chassis, on the backplane inside 10- and 24-drive chassis)
SATADOM: Factory option: 64 GB SLC SATADOM internal boot drive on its own controller (validated for software-defined storage such as ScaleIO; not recommended as a general-purpose boot device)
Optical: Optional 9.5 mm slim SATA DVD-ROM or DVD+/-RW, 8-drive chassis only
Tape: No internal tape; external tape through a SAS HBA

Graphics

Onboard: Matrox G200 in iDRAC8, 16 MB; up to 1280 × 1024 at 75 Hz, 1440 × 900 at 60 Hz
GPU: Not supported per the 2015 technical guide; the 2022 owner's manual allows a 75 W single-width active GPU in the 8-drive, 2-slot chassis (not with a 10GbE NDC, not in Fresh Air operation)

Expansion

3-slot layout (2 CPUs; 8-, 10- or 24-drive): Slot 1: low profile, half length, PCIe 3.0 x16 (CPU2); Slot 2: low profile, half length, x8 in x16 connector (CPU2); Slot 3: low profile, half length, x16 (CPU1)
2-slot layout (8-drive only): Slot 1: low profile, half length, x16 connector (x8 with one CPU, x16 with two); Slot 2: full height, 3/4 length, PCIe 3.0 x16 (CPU1)
Other: Dedicated mini-PERC slot and NDC slot
Card length: Slot 2 of the 2-slot layout takes a 3/4-length card only when no mini-PERC is installed (half length otherwise); 10GbE NDCs are not supported with a 3/4-length card

Networking

NDC (Select Network Adapter): 4 × 1GbE (Broadcom 5720 default, Intel I350); 2 × 1GbE + 2 × 10GbE (QLogic 57800 SFP+ or BASE-T, Intel I350/X540 BASE-T, Intel I350/X520 SFP+, Intel I350/X710 SFP+); 4 × 10GbE (QLogic 57840S SFP+, Intel X710 SFP+)
NDC features: 1GbE-only cards lack TOE, iSCSI/FCoE offload, SR-IOV and NPAR; the 10GbE cards support them (offloads on 10GbE ports only)
Add-in cards: Broadcom 5719/5720 1GbE, Intel I350 1GbE, Intel X540 10GBASE-T, Intel X520/X710 SFP+, QLogic 57810 10GbE, Emulex OCe14102 10GbE, Mellanox ConnectX-3 10/40GbE and FDR VPI, Emulex/QLogic 8 and 16 Gb Fibre Channel HBAs

Power

PSU options: 495 W AC Platinum, 750 W AC Platinum, 750 W AC Titanium (200–240 V), 1100 W AC Platinum, 1100 W DC (−48 to −60 V), 750 W AC/240 V DC mixed mode (China only)
Redundancy: Two hot-plug PSUs, 1+1 redundant; seven hot-swap fans, N+1
Efficiency: Titanium 750 W: 96% at 50% load; Platinum 1100 W: 94.5% at 50% load
Matching: Both PSUs must be the same type and wattage; use PSUs with the Extended Power Performance (EPP) label. Mixing AC and DC, or PSUs from earlier PowerEdge generations, causes a mismatch or failure to power on. The 750 W Titanium PSU runs on 200–240 V only.

Ports

Front (8-drive): VGA, 2 × USB 2.0 (one works as iDRAC Direct), vFlash SD slot, LCD panel
Front (10/24-drive): One USB port (iDRAC Direct; micro-USB per the owner's manual), LED diagnostics; the 2015 guide also lists a front VGA port
Rear: VGA, serial (DB9, 16550), 2 × USB 3.0, iDRAC8 Enterprise port, 4 NDC ports, system ID button
Internal: 1 × USB 3.0, dual SD module

Physical

Form factor: 1U rack
Dimensions (spec sheet): 42.8 mm H × 482.3 mm W × 700.5 mm D (8-drive) or 755.1 mm D (10- and 24-drive)
Chassis (owner's manual): 434.0 mm wide (482.4 mm across rack ears); 682.7 mm deep to the rear wall (8-drive) or 731.0 mm (10/24-drive), 701.3 / 752.1 mm to the PSU handles, plus 20.4 mm front ears (35.0 mm with bezel)
Weight: 16.9 kg (8-drive), 18.5 kg (10-drive), 17.4 kg (24-drive), maximum
Operating temp: 10–35 °C; Fresh Air 5–40 °C continuous and −5–45 °C for ≤1% of hours in supported configurations
Rails: ReadyRails II sliding rails (A7, optional CMA) or static rails (A8, also 2-post); rails fit both chassis depths
Acoustics: Typical 8-drive config: 32 dBA idle, 33 dBA operating (LpA, bystander)

Management

BMC: iDRAC8 with Lifecycle Controller: Express standard, Enterprise upgrade (activates the dedicated iDRAC port and 8/16 GB vFlash SD media)
At the box: iDRAC Direct (front USB management port), iDRAC Quick Sync via optional NFC bezel (factory-installed only)
Software: IPMI 2.0, DCMI 1.5; OpenManage Essentials, OpenManage Mobile, OpenManage Power Center; OpenManage Integrations for Microsoft System Center and VMware vCenter; OpenManage Connections for HP, IBM Tivoli and CA consoles
Security: TPM 1.2 (FIPS and non-FIPS), TPM 2.0 and China TPM 2.0 added after launch; chassis intrusion switch; lockable bezel; BIOS power/NMI button lockout
iDRAC8 lifecycle: iDRAC8 end of sale December 2021, end of software maintenance February 2024; last firmware 2.86.86.86

Operating systems

Launch (2015 guide): Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, 2012 and 2012 R2 (Hyper-V); Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 and 7.0; SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 and 12; VMware vSphere ESXi 5.1/5.5; Citrix XenServer 6.2 SP1
Factory installs (2017): Windows Server 2016 Standard/Datacenter, Windows Server 2012 R2, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12.2, Citrix XenServer 7.0
Failsafe hypervisor: Internal Dual SD Module mirrors an embedded hypervisor (ESXi, XenServer, Hyper-V) across two SD cards

Processors

Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4
Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4
Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4
Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4
Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4
Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4
Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4
Intel Xeon E5-2650L v4
Intel Xeon E5-2643 v4
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4
Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4
Intel Xeon E5-2630 v4
Intel Xeon E5-2630L v4
Intel Xeon E5-2623 v4
Intel Xeon E5-2620 v4
Intel Xeon E5-2609 v4
Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4
Intel Xeon E5-2699 v3
Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3
Intel Xeon E5-2695 v3
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3
Intel Xeon E5-2683 v3
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3
Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3
Intel Xeon E5-2667 v3
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3
Intel Xeon E5-2650L v3
Intel Xeon E5-2643 v3
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3
Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3
Intel Xeon E5-2630L v3
Intel Xeon E5-2623 v3
Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3
Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3
Intel Xeon E5-2603 v3
Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3